ALF: Parky's Biggest Mistake?

Natasha Whittam

Parky has made plenty of mistakes over the last couple of seasons, but none is looking bigger than releasing Le Fondre half way through his contract.

That game yesterday was crying out for someone to play alongside Magennis, even if only for the last 30 minutes. Many times ALF changed the game with a goal or clever assist, we simply don't have anyone of his calibre on the bench. Doidge looks out of his depth and Donaldson was never going to be anything other than a short term replacement for Magennis.

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Nat Lofthouse

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I think ALF would have made no difference whatsoever because like Doidge he would be finding space to receive a ball that never arrived. ALF himself experienced the same lack of service which is why he only scored one goal in every 5.14 games for us last season - which by Championship standards is not good enough.

Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:I think ALF would have made no difference whatsoever because like Doidge he would be finding space to receive a ball that never arrived. ALF himself experienced the same lack of service which is why he only scored one goal in every 5.14 games for us last season - which by Championship standards is not good enough.

What a load of crap. He was sub for the vast majority of games.

In terms of time played he had a better scoring and assists record than Ameobi.

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Nat Lofthouse

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:To be fair, the game was crying out for a striker like ALF or Klasnic. Hard to find players like that and hard to keep hold of them when you can’t promise them gametime.

Please never put Adam LeFondre in the same sentence as Ivan Klasnic again

Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:To be fair, the game was crying out for a striker like ALF or Klasnic. Hard to find players like that and hard to keep hold of them when you can’t promise them gametime.

I think it's pretty easy to keep hold of a player who is under contract. Especially a fans favourite like ALF who is highly unlikely to cause a fuss.

T.R.O.Y

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:To be fair, the game was crying out for a striker like ALF or Klasnic. Hard to find players like that and hard to keep hold of them when you can’t promise them gametime.

I think it's pretty easy to keep hold of a player who is under contract. Especially a fans favourite like ALF who is highly unlikely to cause a fuss.

Why would ALF be unlikekly to make a fuss? Wasn’t it Anderson who sanctioned the move anyway?

T.R.O.Y

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Andy Walker

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But new talisman Adam Le Fondre has hit the ground running - scoring three goals in his first two Sky Blue appearances.

The 31-year-old forward hit the back of the net twice, including a stunning wonder strike, in a 2-1 friendly win over Newcastle Jets on Wednesday, adding to his single goal in the 3-0 victory against India's under 23's last month.

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Andy Walker

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Juke was another player we might have kept after the loan... Seems to be doing well now!

Lukas Jutkiewicz scored a hat-trick as Birmingham City extended their unbeaten run to eight games with victory over Rotherham.The Blues striker scored twice from close range in the space of three first-half minutes to give the hosts a deserved 2-0 half-time lead.He drilled the ball through a crowd of players to complete his first senior career treble after the break.

Natasha Whittam

Nat Lofthouse

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:He's gone and whilst you can always make a case for what a former player might or might not have done - even Tom Eaves scored a worldy at the weekend - once they're gone you just have to move on.

wanderlust

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:He's gone and whilst you can always make a case for what a former player might or might not have done - even Tom Eaves scored a worldy at the weekend - once they're gone you just have to move on.

You're right, football fans only ever discuss the future

In that case I would suggest that there are a lot better players than ALF that we have let go for one reason or another. Bring back Worthy!

Nigelbwfc

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:He's gone and whilst you can always make a case for what a former player might or might not have done - even Tom Eaves scored a worldy at the weekend - once they're gone you just have to move on.

You're right, football fans only ever discuss the future

In that case I would suggest that there are a lot better players than ALF that we have let go for one reason or another. Bring back Worthy!

Bring back Nic Amelia. He didn't want to leave the place and is on record as saying he loved it at Bolton. The best years of his career, he said somewhere.

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David Lee

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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:Parky has made plenty of mistakes over the last couple of seasons, but none is looking bigger than releasing Le Fondre half way through his contract.

That game yesterday was crying out for someone to play alongside Magennis, even if only for the last 30 minutes. Many times ALF changed the game with a goal or clever assist, we simply don't have anyone of his calibre on the bench. Doidge looks out of his depth and Donaldson was never going to be anything other than a short term replacement for Magennis.

Utterly ridiculous to release a proven game changer.

Parky out.

Alf wanted to go.If I was Alf I'd have gone to OZ too.

Alf is plaupla in a league that is on par with our none league and is enjoying the sunshine.

No one could use him in the UK, not even Hibs under Lennon. His days are numbered in football and he's gone there for one last pay day.

Natasha Whittam

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:Alf wanted to go.If I was Alf I'd have gone to OZ too.

Alf is plaupla in a league that is on par with our none league and is enjoying the sunshine.

No one could use him in the UK, not even Hibs under Lennon. His days are numbered in football and he's gone there for one last pay day.

Good luck to him. However, he's not what we need.

What a load of bollocks. He is exactly what want, something a bit different. He changed more games than anyone last season - and had more goals & assists than any other player when time played is taken into account. Notts Forest wasn't that long ago.

Does anyone think letting Alf go for free and signing Doidge for £1m is going to be good business?

And whether he wanted to go isn't the issue. He was under contract and should have been told to see out his contract.

Nigelbwfc

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:Alf wanted to go.If I was Alf I'd have gone to OZ too.

Alf is plaupla in a league that is on par with our none league and is enjoying the sunshine.

No one could use him in the UK, not even Hibs under Lennon. His days are numbered in football and he's gone there for one last pay day.

Good luck to him. However, he's not what we need.

What a load of bollocks. He is exactly what want, something a bit different. He changed more games than anyone last season - and had more goals & assists than any other player when time played is taken into account. Notts Forest wasn't that long ago.

Does anyone think letting Alf go for free and signing Doidge for £1m is going to be good business?

And whether he wanted to go isn't the issue. He was under contract and should have been told to see out his contract.

His head would have gone down and he would have been spoiling the dressing room togetherness.

Besides, I think your forgetting the politics. Alf, I suspect was one of the ones that helped in the strike. Board were always going to get rid asap.